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April 25, 2006

CW recognizes honor roll of distinguished donors in new Courtyard of Philanthropy

Colonial Williamsburg is establishing the Philanthropy Courtyard to honor major donors whose generous gifts have helped to advance the mission of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation—“that the future may learn from the past.” Names of benefactors are being placed on the brick wall beneath the flags of 13 original states at the Visitor Center entrance plaza.

The Philanthropy Courtyard is a prominent landmark honoring 65 lifetime donors of $1 million and above. Others will be honored in the years ahead as their giving level reaches the $1 million mark.

“Colonial Williamsburg has benefited enormously from hundreds of thousands of benefactors, and the Foundation is grateful to every donor,” said Colonial Williamsburg President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Colin G. Campbell. “The Philanthropy Courtyard is one way of recognizing exceptional generosity.”

“The Philanthropy Courtyard honors those who have accepted the greatest responsibility to preserve Colonial Williamsburg,” said Bob Wilson, chairman of Duckett-Wilson Development Co. in Los Angeles, Calif., and a senior trustee and co-chairman of the Campaign for Colonial Williamsburg. “As the Campaign co-chair, I’m excited we now have a place to recognize the partners whose generosity is keeping Colonial Williamsburg a vital community relevant for our world today.”

Inside the Visitor Center, Colonial Williamsburg will continue to acknowledge the generosity of those whose gifts have reached $100,000 in lifetime giving.

For several years, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has recognized its most generous donors in the “Official Guidebook” and in its “Annual Report.” This honor roll of philanthropists includes founder John D. Rockefeller Jr. and continues to the present day with individuals, corporations and other foundations with cumulative giving of $1 million that have helped to build and sustain Colonial Williamsburg.